diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/index.js
index 1687adbe740d0a..6220f92851a327 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/index.js
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ export { default as useOutdentListItem } from './use-outdent-list-item';
 export { default as useIndentListItem } from './use-indent-list-item';
 export { default as useEnter } from './use-enter';
 export { default as useSpace } from './use-space';
-export { default as useSplit } from './use-split';
 export { default as useMerge } from './use-merge';
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/use-split.js b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/use-split.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 51ede7de45c453..00000000000000
--- a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/use-split.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import { useCallback, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
-import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
-import { store as blockEditorStore } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
-import { cloneBlock, createBlock } from '@wordpress/blocks';
-
-export default function useSplit( clientId ) {
-	// We can not rely on the isAfterOriginal parameter of the callback,
-	// because if the value after the split is empty isAfterOriginal is false
-	// while the value is in fact after the original. So to avoid that issue we use
-	// a flag where the first execution of the callback is false (it is the before value)
-	// and the second execution is true, it is the after value.
-	const isAfter = useRef( false );
-	const { getBlock } = useSelect( blockEditorStore );
-	return useCallback(
-		( value ) => {
-			const block = getBlock( clientId );
-			if ( isAfter.current ) {
-				return cloneBlock( block, {
-					content: value,
-				} );
-			}
-			isAfter.current = true;
-			return createBlock( block.name, {
-				...block.attributes,
-				content: value,
-			} );
-		},
-		[ clientId, getBlock ]
-	);
-}